I enjoyed this longer discussion of haiku. I think haiku are at their most powerful when they capture a moment with a story arc. Your example of Alan Pizzarelli's is one of my favorite poems. There's an entire story in the small slice of life. When I feel stuck I sometimes will decide to write ten haiku about something. The allows me to be less precious about each poem and often I end up taking words or lines from two or more poems to get something usable.
I’m glad that you enjoyed the essay. Thank you for reading it. Pizzarelli’s stream haiku was the first haiku that really captured my attention, the first one to take up residence in my mind, as it were. It still lives there and comes to the forefront without much prodding.
Your solution to write quality by quantity is a good one!
I enjoyed this longer discussion of haiku. I think haiku are at their most powerful when they capture a moment with a story arc. Your example of Alan Pizzarelli's is one of my favorite poems. There's an entire story in the small slice of life. When I feel stuck I sometimes will decide to write ten haiku about something. The allows me to be less precious about each poem and often I end up taking words or lines from two or more poems to get something usable.
I’m glad that you enjoyed the essay. Thank you for reading it. Pizzarelli’s stream haiku was the first haiku that really captured my attention, the first one to take up residence in my mind, as it were. It still lives there and comes to the forefront without much prodding.
Your solution to write quality by quantity is a good one!